Wharfcreek
Near 50 Yrs of Experience
So this has been an on-going project here over the past month. An '82 I purchased from a guy for $100, supposedly 'with a title' (that I have yet to receive)......and in REALLY BAD SHAPE!! That said, the past month has provided me time to resolve 'just about' every issue needed to make the bike road-worthy, save one: I'm now down to a 'no headlight' condition, and I suspect it may be my fault for having removed some relay or other connector.
In attempting to get this bike running I basically stripped the harness down of every component I could. Then I began the replacement process in order to first get a working ignition system, then the charging system, then the brake lights (as actuated from both the rear pedal and the front lever), then blinkers, and now I'm at the headlight. The tail light does come on with the key, and I've reinstalled the 'Reserve Lighting' module..... but still no headlight illumination, even after starting the engine. I will add that I do NOT have the starter relay hooked up, so no 'electric start' function as yet. Only the kick start, which works great and bike starts on first or second kick at most! Pretty sweet!!
Anyway, I'm not familiar enough with the overall electrical system in this bike to know one way or another, but I'm wondering about 'other' relays that might be in the circuit that need to be installed in order to get a working headlight? If anyone has some info on this and can maybe help point me in the right direction, that would be great. I have 3 manuals I'm working with, none of which have any photos that help me any, and the wiring diagrams are rather cryptic. I do see some kind of "headlight / Starter Cutout" relay, but no picture of what it looks like. So, even that would be helpful if indeed that is what's needed in order to make this thing work.
Many thanks!! Tom D.
In attempting to get this bike running I basically stripped the harness down of every component I could. Then I began the replacement process in order to first get a working ignition system, then the charging system, then the brake lights (as actuated from both the rear pedal and the front lever), then blinkers, and now I'm at the headlight. The tail light does come on with the key, and I've reinstalled the 'Reserve Lighting' module..... but still no headlight illumination, even after starting the engine. I will add that I do NOT have the starter relay hooked up, so no 'electric start' function as yet. Only the kick start, which works great and bike starts on first or second kick at most! Pretty sweet!!
Anyway, I'm not familiar enough with the overall electrical system in this bike to know one way or another, but I'm wondering about 'other' relays that might be in the circuit that need to be installed in order to get a working headlight? If anyone has some info on this and can maybe help point me in the right direction, that would be great. I have 3 manuals I'm working with, none of which have any photos that help me any, and the wiring diagrams are rather cryptic. I do see some kind of "headlight / Starter Cutout" relay, but no picture of what it looks like. So, even that would be helpful if indeed that is what's needed in order to make this thing work.
Many thanks!! Tom D.